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Noun
/ˈbərTHˌrīt/,
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birthrights, plural;
  1. A particular right of possession or privilege one has from birth, esp. as an eldest child

  2. The possession or privilege itself
    • - your daddy's gold watch is your birthright
  3. A natural or moral right, possessed by everyone
    • - she saw a liberal education as the birthright of every child
  1. a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth; "free public education is the birthright of every American child"
  2. an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
  3. personal characteristics that are inherited at birth
  4. Oscar Devereaux Micheaux (2 January 1884 – 25 March 1951) was an American author and film director. Although predated by the short lived Lincoln Motion Picture Company that put out smaller films, he is regarded as the first African-American feature filmmaker, and the most prominent producer of ...
  5. "Birthright" was released as a promo single in Norway at the end of October.
  6. Birthright is a solo album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 2004 and released on the Hyena label in 2005. accessed July 28, 2010
  7. Birthright (1994 - 1999) was a vegan straight-edge band in existence during the mid to late 1990s. It was based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
  8. Birthright is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting that was first released by TSR in 1995. The setting based on the world of Aebrynis on the continent of Cerilia, in which the players take on the role of the divinely-empowered rulers, with emphasis on the political rulership level of gameplay. ...
  9. Birthright (formerly known as Baseline) is a song by Electronic Rock artist Celldweller, part of the upcoming, long-awaited and highly anticipated Wish Upon a Blackstar. The final version of Birthright has not yet been released. ...
  10. The following is a list of episodes for the television show Criminal Minds.
  11. Birthright is the first novel in the Diablo trilogy, The Sin War. It is written by Richard A. Knaak and introduces Lilith.
  12. Birthright is a novel by Nigel Robinson from the Virgin New Adventures. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
  13. Kathleen Sky (born Kathleen Mckinney, August 5, 1943) is the pen name of Kathleen Mckinney Goldin, an American science fiction and fantasy author. From 1972 to 1982 she was married to fellow author and collaborator Stephen Goldin. ...
  14. Samhain III: November-Coming-Fire was the band Samhain's third release. It was issued in 1986 on lead singer Glenn Danzig's independent record label, Plan 9. ...
  15. Season seven of Stargate SG-1, an American-Canadian television series, began airing on June 13, 2003 on Sci Fi. The seventh season concluded after 22 episodes on March 9, 2004 on British Sky One, which overtook the Sci-Fi Channel in mid-season. ...
  16. "Birthright" is an episode of The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 13 August 1995, during the first season.
  17. something owed since birth, due to inheritance
  18. Until the late 1940s a person who was born to a Quaker family automatically became a member of the Society by right of birth, hence birthright! Nowadays an application must be made to become a member of the Society. ...
  19. n. Anything to which one is entitled by birth. The truth of his/her origins is the birthright of every individual, and in most countries
  20. In New England, the eldest son received a double portion of the estate, it was called his birthright. ...
  21. The inheritance and blessing given to the first born son.
  22. In the days of the Bible it allowed the oldest son to inherit or receive everything that his father had. Some places in the world today still practice or honor the birthright.
  23. a right, privilege, or possession to which a person, especially the firstborn son, was entitled by birth in Bible times. In Israel, as in the rest of the ancient world, the firstborn son enjoyed a favored position. ...
  24. Birthrights, in human terms, are those rights, qualities, and properties we have received from a parent by the mere fact of having been born into that particular family. ...
  25. Can pull enemies to him during combat.